Hetero-normalizing Hockney?
In a New York Times story on artist David Hockney, the reporter describes Hockney’s life in bucolic England as an inspiration for his current work. She offers this transition to discuss an upcoming show of his latest paintings. In 2005 Mr. Hockney —...Inside the Blog Divide
All blogging is not created equal, of course, but that becomes even clearer when you look at techPresident’s list of the top 50 political blogs. The list includes three “LGBT blogs” in their top 50–Andrew Sullvian’s Daily Dish, John...Washington Blade Turns 40
Congratulations to my friends at the Washington Blade for celebrating their 40th anniversary covering the LGBT community and news in Washington, D.C. They have a great set of features on the website that definitely shouldn’t be missed. The Blade plays a unique...Death at a Sex Club
The facts are relatively straight forward. A man is found dead at a space known for hosting “private parties” for gay men. It’s not clear how he died and no one seems to be talking. Reporters can’t even seem to figure out how to find the owner...“Gay Rights Rally” on C-SPAN
Fellow NLGJA blogger Michael Triplett has done an amazing wrap up of this past weekend’s events, including instant reaction to President Obama’s speech to the Human Rights Campaign and how the media covered the National Equality March. In Michael’s...Covering the March: Mixed Emphasis
A day after the National Equality March, people in the Washington, D.C. area woke up to a page one, above the fold story on the march in the Washington Post. If they opened up the cross-town rival Washington Times, the story was given a single-line preview of the A13...The Big Speech: Instant Reaction
Lady Gaga’s opening act–President Obama–has finished his speech and the media is giving its instant reaction. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYHm0RyCyfU]The Associated Press gave its usual quick coverage, highlighting his plans to end...Say it Ain’t So, Joe
As President Obama is set to take the stage at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual dinner here in Washington, the LGBT blogosphere has been abuzz about an email blast sent out of by HRC’s president Joe Solmonese–which he later clarified–suggesting the LGBT community needed to be patient with Obama and not act like it’s the end of Obama’s presidency, not the beginning.